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. 2016 Mar 2;2(1):18–23. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2016.02.003

Table 2.

Effects of xylanase on growth performances of piglets.1

Item Group 1 (Control) Group 2 (BX group) Group 3 (TX group)
Initial BW, kg 10.36 ± 0.35 10.32 ± 0.32 10.31 ± 0.32
Final BW, kg 25.07 ± 0.59 25.43 ± 0.66 25.93 ± 0.58
ADG, g 523 ± 13.0b 540 ± 17.1b 566 ± 11.4a
ADFI, g 928 ± 31.9 895 ± 48.8 946 ± 48.0
FCR 1.78 ± 0.08 1.66 ± 0.07 1.64 ± 0.04

BX = bacterial xylanase; TX = tri-bacterial xylanase.

a,b Within a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).

1

The control group was fed the basal diet; the BX group and TX group were fed basal diets supplemented with 0.01% bacterial and fungal xylanase, respectively.